Troubled Sepura has appointed Andy Leeser a non-executive director. He has 25 years’ experience in restructuring and refinancing quoted companies.

He has recently led the restructuring of the Bella Italia and Café Rouge restaurant chain, the LA Fitness gym chain and Stanlow Refinery, one of the UK’s major infrastructure assets.

Andy Leeser

“Sepura has a highly credible product portfolio and a strong order book. I’m looking forward to working with the company as it reasserts its position as a global leader in the provision of critical communications,” Leeser said.

Sepura’s interim CEO, David Barrass, said: “Andy’s extensive experience will be an invaluable asset as we continue to focus on converting our strong pipeline of sales opportunities, reducing costs and improving cash generation.”

Matthew McBrien collects his award

A man who moved a million museum specimens, including a 20-metre long finback whale, has won the Project Management category in the 2016 RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards. Matthew McBrien is an associate project manager at AECOM in Cambridge and looked after this mega removals job for the David Attenborough Building, Cambridge University.

“In recognition of Matt’s performance in delivering 22 projects and consistently achieving a high level of client satisfaction, he has been promoted from graduate to associate in seven years,” the company says.

Climate control company, Munters , has moved its HQ from Huntingdon to Wyboston Lakes to avoid staff getting stuck in traffic jams. Extra office space has allowed Munters to take on five new staff and they will be taking on more.

Berenice Mann

Berenice Mann has become head of marketing at Mark Littlewood’s BLN in Cambridge. She is particularly interested in IoT, smart metering, wireless coms and smart cities, and will be playing an important role in the Sixth IoT forum run by BLN at Robinson College in March.

Chief executive of Blenheim Palace, John Hoy is joining property consultancy Bidwells as head of its rural division and as an equity partner. He has been CEO of the Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire for the past 14 years, and is a member of the VisitEngland Advisory Board, a position he hopes to retain.

Hoy’s past roles include general manager of Madame Tussauds in London, and head of operations & retail at Warwick Castle, as well as work at the Knebworth Estate in Hertfordshire.

For the fourth consecutive year Beacon Wealth Management has been ranked in the Top 100 Independent Financial Advisers in the country.